tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812522.post5254694475510870000..comments2023-10-26T03:07:22.405-05:00Comments on Random Midnight Thoughts: Phones and FencesChris the Hippiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18434819898396611160noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812522.post-40653088661380841902007-08-08T10:18:00.000-05:002007-08-08T10:18:00.000-05:00If only my grandparents had lived longer, maybe I,...If only my grandparents had lived longer, maybe I, too would be well versed in the many nicknames for the "Kum & Go," and would also know waaaaaay too much about Behlen (?) grain bins. Ah, the ol' family business...how glad I am that no one in the family wanted to keep 'er going.paperback readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05200353078639769169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812522.post-9715095948235193722007-08-08T07:24:00.000-05:002007-08-08T07:24:00.000-05:00I've always preferred the ol' "In and Out".I lived...I've always preferred the ol' "In and Out".<BR/><BR/>I lived in the countryside as a teen and we had one of those party lines you talked about. There was always a chance that some adult was listening-in on your conversations, so me and my friends developed a highly complex secret code to exchange gossip and social plans. In the end, it was great practice for the homeland security bill.katrockethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14093885900740274727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812522.post-4570719811324261252007-08-07T15:24:00.000-05:002007-08-07T15:24:00.000-05:00Bert -- True, the bridge thing is probably a bit i...Bert -- True, the bridge thing is probably a bit insensitive. Apologies. <BR/><BR/>Cap'n Fogg -- Bridges aren't as cheap as they used to be! <BR/><BR/>Pistols -- Ah, the Kum & Go station... Often referred to as "Spurt & Split" and "Stop & Rob." They have the best Diet Coke there. Fresh.Chris the Hippiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18434819898396611160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812522.post-67387892137942161702007-08-07T15:17:00.000-05:002007-08-07T15:17:00.000-05:00Bridges for sale jokes are now politically incorre...Bridges for sale jokes are now politically incorrect, unless they do not contribute to global warming. Glow Ball warming is okay though.Bert Bananashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15399511366446700108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812522.post-66407275589921870412007-08-07T12:58:00.000-05:002007-08-07T12:58:00.000-05:00So how much for the bridge?So how much for the bridge?Capt. Fogghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03093968390001879062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812522.post-67017503229503612732007-08-07T08:52:00.000-05:002007-08-07T08:52:00.000-05:00Ha! I love it.I think that the place you grow up ...Ha! I love it.<BR/><BR/>I think that the place you grow up determines so much about where you feel comfortable for the rest of your life. For my cousins growing up in Mason City, that meant, "I need to spend the rest of my life not living in Mason City." For me, it means that while I love the non-people part of more pastoral settings, I hate the fact that there's only one grocery store in town, two stoplights, and one convenience store (oh, Kum & Go, where art thou now?).paperback readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05200353078639769169noreply@blogger.com